Aussie Hoopla NBL & NBA Podcast

Tanner Krebs currently plays for Melbourne United and has played 79 games in his NBL career. He has averaged 5.4 points, 2.2 rebounds, and 0.8 assists since entering the league in 2021.

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Topics include...

• Growing up in Tasmania and why there are so few NBL players who hail from the state (2:00)

• United's strong start to the season and stepping up into the starting lineup (7:00)

• Last season's coaching rollercoaster at Brisbane and how it impacted him as a player (10:00)

• Thoughts on the Brisbane Bullets and how they've improved since he left the team (11:30)

• His time at the Basketball Centre of Excellence and coming up, playing with current NBL stars like Dejan Vasiljevic, Will Magnay, Jack White and others… how did that shape him as a player and a person (14:00)

• College ball at the University of St Mary's (15:30)

• What he remembers of his father Dan Krebs, who played for the Hobart Devils, as a basketball player (27:30)

• The biggest hurdles he's faced during his playing career so far (31:00)

Listen to our previous interviews with the biggest stars in Australian Basketball.

Head to Aussie Hoopla to check out previous podcasts featuring; Australian Basketball Legends - Luc Longley, Andrew Gaze, Shane Heal, Mark Bradtke, Leroy Loggins, David Andersen, Andrew Vlahov, Phil Smyth, CJ Bruton, Chris Anstey, Brett Maher, John Rillie, Tony Ronaldson, Damian Martin, Brad Newley

Current NBL Stars - Bryce Cotton, Chris Goulding, Tyler Harvey, Dejan Vasiljevic, Thomas Abercrombie, Daniel Johnson, Jason Cadee, Mitch McCarron, Anthony Drmic, Luke Travers, Sam Froling

Our Finest Coaching Minds - Brian Goorjian, Barry Barnes, Joey Wright, Adrian Hurley, Aaron Fearne, Rob Beveridge, Ian Stacker, Shawn Dennis, Dean Vickerman, Trevor Gleeson, Lindsey Gaze, Ken Cole, Will Weaver, Bruce Palmer

NBA Stars Past & Present - Andrew Bogut, Matthew Dellavedova, Stephen Jackson, Randy Livingston, Torrey Craig, Jack White, Acie Earl, Josh Childress, Reggie Smith, Todd Lichti, Ryan Broekhoff, Doug Overton

The NBL's Greatest Imports - Darryl McDonald, Ricky Grace, Derek Rucker, Leon Trimmingham, Scott Fisher, Lanard Copeland, Dwayne McClain, Darnell Mee, Shawn Redhage, Al Green, Steve Woodberry, Doug Overton, Kevin Lisch

And the men who run things - Larry Kestelman, Mal Speed, Paul Maley, Vince Crivelli, Jeremy Loeliger, Chris Pongrass, Jeff Van Groningen, Bob Turner, Danny Mills

All that and much more.

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Mike Dunlap has won championships as a coach in both the NCAA and NBA but is still more well known down under for the three seasons he spent as head coach with the Adelaide 36ers.

An assistant coach to Mike Budenholzer during the Milwaukee Bucks run to the NBA title as well as the first college coach to really build their program utilising Australian talent.

Dunlap helped develop a number of NBL talent including Jesse Wagstaff, Mark Worthington, Luke Kendall, Rupert Sapwell and plenty of others and he joins us in this episode to go through his career, learnings and memories of coaching in Australia.

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Topics include...

• On his recent stint, being a part of the Perth Wildcats coaching staff (2:00)

• The technicalities of NBA coaches moving between teams (8:00)

• How he began his coaching career in Australia (10:00)

• How Dunlap developed an Aussie pipeline to US colleges well before Randy Bennett and St Mary's (11:30)

• The grassroots coaching differences between Australia and the USA that make Aussie players hot commodities (13:30)

• Coaching the Adelaide 36ers from 1994-1996 (22:00)

• Dunlap addresses criticism of moving away from the older 36ers players at the time like Phil Smyth, Mike McKay and Mark Davis to develop younger talent like Brett Maher and Martin Cattalini (28:00)

• The real factor behind Adelaide being unable to retain Rob Rose (36:00)

• Joining the Denver Nuggets coaching staff (42:00)

• Dunlap's approach to coaching and learning from others (45:00)

• Thoughts on NBA players resting (49:00)

• His time with the Milwaukee Bucks, coaching Giannis Antetokounmpo and winning an NBA championship (50:00)

• Being hired to coach the Charlotte Bobcats in the NBA by none other than Michael Jordan (56:00)

• The biggest learning moments and highlights of his coaching journey (101:00)

Listen to our previous interviews with the biggest stars in Australian Basketball.

Head to Aussie Hoopla to check out previous podcasts featuring; Australian Basketball Legends - Luc Longley, Andrew Gaze, Shane Heal, Mark Bradtke, Leroy Loggins, David Andersen, Andrew Vlahov, Phil Smyth, CJ Bruton, Chris Anstey, Brett Maher, John Rillie, Tony Ronaldson, Damian Martin, Brad Newley

Current NBL Stars - Bryce Cotton, Chris Goulding, Tyler Harvey, Dejan Vasiljevic, Thomas Abercrombie, Daniel Johnson, Jason Cadee, Mitch McCarron, Anthony Drmic, Luke Travers, Sam Froling

Our Finest Coaching Minds - Brian Goorjian, Barry Barnes, Joey Wright, Adrian Hurley, Aaron Fearne, Rob Beveridge, Ian Stacker, Shawn Dennis, Dean Vickerman, Trevor Gleeson, Lindsey Gaze, Ken Cole, Will Weaver, Bruce Palmer

NBA Stars Past & Present - Andrew Bogut, Matthew Dellavedova, Stephen Jackson, Randy Livingston, Torrey Craig, Jack White, Acie Earl, Josh Childress, Reggie Smith, Todd Lichti, Ryan Broekhoff, Doug Overton

The NBL's Greatest Imports - Darryl McDonald, Ricky Grace, Derek Rucker, Leon Trimmingham, Scott Fisher, Lanard Copeland, Dwayne McClain, Darnell Mee, Shawn Redhage, Al Green, Steve Woodberry, Doug Overton, Kevin Lisch

And the men who run things - Larry Kestelman, Mal Speed, Paul Maley, Vince Crivelli, Jeremy Loeliger, Chris Pongrass, Jeff Van Groningen, Bob Turner, Danny Mills

All that and much more.

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Mike Dunlap has won championships as a coach in both the NCAA and NBA but is still more well known down under for the three seasons he spent as head coach with the Adelaide 36ers.

An assistant coach to Mike Budenholzer during the Milwaukee Bucks run to the NBA title as well as the first college coach to really build their program utilising Australian talent.

Dunlap helped develop a number of NBL talent including Jesse Wagstaff, Mark Worthington, Luke Kendall, Rupert Sapwell and plenty of others and he joins us in this episode to go through his career, learnings and memories of coaching in Australia.

Visit dunk.com.au for your next set of basketball uniforms.

Topics include...

• On his recent stint, being a part of the Perth Wildcats coaching staff (2:00)

• The technicalities of NBA coaches moving between teams (8:00)

• How he began his coaching career in Australia (10:00)

• How Dunlap developed an Aussie pipeline to US colleges well before Randy Bennett and St Mary’s (11:30)

• The grassroots coaching differences between Australia and the USA that make Aussie players hot commodities (13:30)

• Coaching the Adelaide 36ers from 1994-1996 (22:00)

• Dunlap addresses criticism of moving away from the older 36ers players at the time like Phil Smyth, Mike McKay and Mark Davis to develop younger talent like Brett Maher and Martin Cattalini (28:00)

• The real factor behind Adelaide being unable to retain Rob Rose (36:00)

• Joining the Denver Nuggets coaching staff (42:00)

• Dunlap’s approach to coaching and learning from others (45:00)

• Thoughts on NBA players resting (49:00)

• His time with the Milwaukee Bucks, coaching Giannis Antetokounmpo and winning an NBA championship (50:00)

• Being hired to coach the Charlotte Bobcats in the NBA by none other than Michael Jordan (56:00)

• The biggest learning moments and highlights of his coaching journey (101:00)

Listen to our previous interviews with the biggest stars in Australian Basketball.

Head to Aussie Hoopla to check out previous podcasts featuring; Australian Basketball Legends - Luc Longley, Andrew Gaze, Shane Heal, Mark Bradtke, Leroy Loggins, David Andersen, Andrew Vlahov, Phil Smyth, CJ Bruton, Chris Anstey, Brett Maher, John Rillie, Tony Ronaldson, Damian Martin, Brad Newley

Current NBL Stars - Bryce Cotton, Chris Goulding, Tyler Harvey, Dejan Vasiljevic, Thomas Abercrombie, Daniel Johnson, Jason Cadee, Mitch McCarron, Anthony Drmic, Luke Travers, Sam Froling

Our Finest Coaching Minds - Brian Goorjian, Barry Barnes, Joey Wright, Adrian Hurley, Aaron Fearne, Rob Beveridge, Ian Stacker, Shawn Dennis, Dean Vickerman, Trevor Gleeson, Lindsey Gaze, Ken Cole, Will Weaver, Bruce Palmer

NBA Stars Past & Present - Andrew Bogut, Matthew Dellavedova, Stephen Jackson, Randy Livingston, Torrey Craig, Jack White, Acie Earl, Josh Childress, Reggie Smith, Todd Lichti, Ryan Broekhoff, Doug Overton

The NBL's Greatest Imports - Darryl McDonald, Ricky Grace, Derek Rucker, Leon Trimmingham, Scott Fisher, Lanard Copeland, Dwayne McClain, Darnell Mee, Shawn Redhage, Al Green, Steve Woodberry, Doug Overton, Kevin Lisch

And the men who run things - Larry Kestelman, Mal Speed, Paul Maley, Vince Crivelli, Jeremy Loeliger, Chris Pongrass, Jeff Van Groningen, Bob Turner, Danny Mills

All that and much more.

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Jack McVeigh recently notched up his 150th NBL game and spent a season playing in Europe, but while doing that, fans may have noticed he's taken a different approach to social media and what he communicates to fans and he joins Dan Boyce on the podcast to take us through WHY.

McVeigh currently plays for the Tasmania JackJumpers and has played 152 games in his NBL career. He has averaged 9.8 points, 3.4 rebounds, and 0.9 assists since entering the league in 2018.

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Topics include...

• The JackJumper's hot start to the season and Jack's career best season (2:00)
• The psychology of social media, and how Jack is using it to help aspiring basketballers (5:30)
• The major hurdles he faced which formed his current view on life (10:00)
• How Jack's approach to life and basketball helped his brother Lloyd get a DI college opportunity (17:00)
• Jack's approach to improvement, strategies he uses and how his JackJumpers teammates view him for it (25:00)

Listen to our previous interviews with the biggest stars in Australian Basketball.

Head to Aussie Hoopla to check out previous podcasts featuring; Australian Basketball Legends - Luc Longley, Andrew Gaze, Shane Heal, Mark Bradtke, Leroy Loggins, David Andersen, Andrew Vlahov, Phil Smyth, CJ Bruton, Chris Anstey, Brett Maher, John Rillie, Tony Ronaldson, Damian Martin, Brad Newley

Current NBL Stars - Bryce Cotton, Chris Goulding, Tyler Harvey, Dejan Vasiljevic, Thomas Abercrombie, Daniel Johnson, Jason Cadee, Mitch McCarron, Anthony Drmic, Luke Travers, Sam Froling

Our Finest Coaching Minds - Brian Goorjian, Barry Barnes, Joey Wright, Adrian Hurley, Aaron Fearne, Rob Beveridge, Ian Stacker, Shawn Dennis, Dean Vickerman, Trevor Gleeson, Lindsey Gaze, Ken Cole, Will Weaver, Bruce Palmer

NBA Stars Past & Present - Andrew Bogut, Matthew Dellavedova, Stephen Jackson, Randy Livingston, Torrey Craig, Jack White, Acie Earl, Josh Childress, Reggie Smith, Todd Lichti, Ryan Broekhoff, Doug Overton

The NBL's Greatest Imports - Darryl McDonald, Ricky Grace, Derek Rucker, Leon Trimmingham, Scott Fisher, Lanard Copeland, Dwayne McClain, Darnell Mee, Shawn Redhage, Al Green, Steve Woodberry, Doug Overton, Kevin Lisch

And the men who run things - Larry Kestelman, Mal Speed, Paul Maley, Vince Crivelli, Jeremy Loeliger, Chris Pongrass, Jeff Van Groningen, Bob Turner, Danny Mills

All that and much more.

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Brian Goorjian coached and selected the Australian Boomers team which participated in the FIBA World Cup. With the team finishing in tenth place, a lot of narratives have been presented in the media, whether that be questioning the players selected, or if Brian should even remain the coach for the upcoming Olympics.

Goorj joins Aussie Hoopla host Dan Boyce to break down the Boomers campaign, going through each game in great detail in terms of what he and the coaching staff were thinking and planning to do.

It's a privileged peak behind the curtain with one of the country's greatest coaches and potentially the only coach to provide a deep dive to this level on the coaching decisions made in a major FIBA tournament.

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Topics include...

• Looking back at the World Cup result and how it sits with him now it's a couple of weeks in the rear view mirror (2:00)
• How the selection process was made in the lead up to the World Cup (7:30)
• His response to those who feel the Boomers offence or defence was lacking and what he agrees/disagrees with (12:00)
• Why does he think the major changes to the game plan will be, heading into the Paris Olympics (32:00)
• What are the major challenges for the Boomers as the prepare for major FIBA events and how can things be done differently to improve this (40:00)

Listen to our previous interviews with the biggest stars in Australian Basketball.

Head to Aussie Hoopla to check out previous podcasts featuring; Australian Basketball Legends - Luc Longley, Andrew Gaze, Shane Heal, Mark Bradtke, Leroy Loggins, David Andersen, Andrew Vlahov, Phil Smyth, CJ Bruton, Chris Anstey, Brett Maher, John Rillie, Tony Ronaldson, Damian Martin, Brad Newley

Current NBL Stars - Bryce Cotton, Chris Goulding, Tyler Harvey, Dejan Vasiljevic, Thomas Abercrombie, Daniel Johnson, Jason Cadee, Mitch McCarron, Anthony Drmic, Luke Travers, Sam Froling

Our Finest Coaching Minds - Brian Goorjian, Barry Barnes, Joey Wright, Adrian Hurley, Aaron Fearne, Rob Beveridge, Ian Stacker, Shawn Dennis, Dean Vickerman, Trevor Gleeson, Lindsey Gaze, Ken Cole, Will Weaver, Bruce Palmer

NBA Stars Past & Present - Andrew Bogut, Matthew Dellavedova, Stephen Jackson, Randy Livingston, Torrey Craig, Jack White, Acie Earl, Josh Childress, Reggie Smith, Todd Lichti, Ryan Broekhoff, Doug Overton

The NBL's Greatest Imports - Darryl McDonald, Ricky Grace, Derek Rucker, Leon Trimmingham, Scott Fisher, Lanard Copeland, Dwayne McClain, Darnell Mee, Shawn Redhage, Al Green, Steve Woodberry, Doug Overton, Kevin Lisch

And the men who run things - Larry Kestelman, Mal Speed, Paul Maley, Vince Crivelli, Jeremy Loeliger, Chris Pongrass, Jeff Van Groningen, Bob Turner, Danny Mills

All that and much more.

Follow @AussieHoopla on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook or email us at [email protected]

Brian Goorjian coached and selected the Australian Boomers team which participated in the FIBA World Cup. With the team finishing in tenth place, a lot of narratives have been presented in the media, whether that be questioning the players selected, or if Brian should even remain the coach for the upcoming Olympics.

Goorj joins Aussie Hoopla host Dan Boyce to break down the Boomers campaign, going through each game in great detail in terms of what he and the coaching staff were thinking and planning to do.

It's a privileged peak behind the curtain with one of the country's greatest coaches and potentially the only coach to provide a deep dive to this level on the coaching decisions made in a major FIBA tournament.

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Topics include...

• Looking back at the World Cup result and how it sits with him now it's a couple of weeks in the rear view mirror (2:00)
• How the selection process was made in the lead up to the World Cup (7:30)
• His response to those who feel the Boomers offence or defence was lacking and what he agrees/disagrees with (12:00)
• Why does he think the major changes to the game plan will be, heading into the Paris Olympics (32:00)
• What are the major challenges for the Boomers as the prepare for major FIBA events and how can things be done differently to improve this (40:00)

Listen to our previous interviews with the biggest stars in Australian Basketball.

Head to Aussie Hoopla to check out previous podcasts featuring; Australian Basketball Legends - Luc Longley, Andrew Gaze, Shane Heal, Mark Bradtke, Leroy Loggins, David Andersen, Andrew Vlahov, Phil Smyth, CJ Bruton, Chris Anstey, Brett Maher, John Rillie, Tony Ronaldson, Damian Martin, Brad Newley

Current NBL Stars - Bryce Cotton, Chris Goulding, Tyler Harvey, Dejan Vasiljevic, Thomas Abercrombie, Daniel Johnson, Jason Cadee, Mitch McCarron, Anthony Drmic, Luke Travers, Sam Froling

Our Finest Coaching Minds - Brian Goorjian, Barry Barnes, Joey Wright, Adrian Hurley, Aaron Fearne, Rob Beveridge, Ian Stacker, Shawn Dennis, Dean Vickerman, Trevor Gleeson, Lindsey Gaze, Ken Cole, Will Weaver, Bruce Palmer

NBA Stars Past & Present - Andrew Bogut, Matthew Dellavedova, Stephen Jackson, Randy Livingston, Torrey Craig, Jack White, Acie Earl, Josh Childress, Reggie Smith, Todd Lichti, Ryan Broekhoff, Doug Overton

The NBL's Greatest Imports - Darryl McDonald, Ricky Grace, Derek Rucker, Leon Trimmingham, Scott Fisher, Lanard Copeland, Dwayne McClain, Darnell Mee, Shawn Redhage, Al Green, Steve Woodberry, Doug Overton, Kevin Lisch

And the men who run things - Larry Kestelman, Mal Speed, Paul Maley, Vince Crivelli, Jeremy Loeliger, Chris Pongrass, Jeff Van Groningen, Bob Turner, Danny Mills

All that and much more.

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Adam Forde joins Dan Boyce on the podcast to talk about how he went about recruiting players for the 2023/24 season, what he looks for in players and how you can best go about getting a spot in the NBL as a developmental player.

He also touches on the upcoming NBLxNBA games where Cairns will be facing the Washington Wizards and Toronto Raptors and what he hopes the Snakes can take away from those games.

All of that and a lot more

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Topics include...

• Reflecting on how the Taipans ended the 2023 season (2:00)
• How does Adam Forde approach an off-season and what is his process (4:30)
• The Taipans off-season and how Fordey has set-up the roster for success in NBL24 (7:30)
• Adam Forde's method of pitching the opportunity of playing in Cairns for less money to NBL players (10:00)
• Using the NBLxNBA games to recruit players to the Taipans (15:00)
• Why he chose to re-sign Bul Kuol, but not Majok Deng, Mirko Djeric and Ben Ayre (17:00)
• The Cairns Taipan's blueprint to success (20:00)
• What Coach Forde looks for in a development player and how state league players can get themselves onto NBL team radars (26:00)
• What coach Forde wants to get out of playing NBA team's during the NBL season (46:00)

Listen to our previous interviews with the biggest stars in Australian Basketball.

Head to Aussie Hoopla to check out previous podcasts featuring; Australian Basketball Legends - Luc Longley, Andrew Gaze, Shane Heal, Mark Bradtke, Leroy Loggins, David Andersen, Andrew Vlahov, Phil Smyth, CJ Bruton, Chris Anstey, Brett Maher, John Rillie, Tony Ronaldson, Damian Martin, Brad Newley

Current NBL Stars - Bryce Cotton, Chris Goulding, Tyler Harvey, Dejan Vasiljevic, Thomas Abercrombie, Daniel Johnson, Jason Cadee, Mitch McCarron, Anthony Drmic, Luke Travers, Sam Froling

Our Finest Coaching Minds - Brian Goorjian, Barry Barnes, Joey Wright, Adrian Hurley, Aaron Fearne, Rob Beveridge, Ian Stacker, Shawn Dennis, Dean Vickerman, Trevor Gleeson, Lindsey Gaze, Ken Cole, Will Weaver, Bruce Palmer

NBA Stars Past & Present - Andrew Bogut, Matthew Dellavedova, Stephen Jackson, Randy Livingston, Torrey Craig, Jack White, Acie Earl, Josh Childress, Reggie Smith, Todd Lichti, Ryan Broekhoff, Doug Overton

The NBL's Greatest Imports - Darryl McDonald, Ricky Grace, Derek Rucker, Leon Trimmingham, Scott Fisher, Lanard Copeland, Dwayne McClain, Darnell Mee, Shawn Redhage, Al Green, Steve Woodberry, Doug Overton, Kevin Lisch

And the men who run things - Larry Kestelman, Mal Speed, Paul Maley, Vince Crivelli, Jeremy Loeliger, Chris Pongrass, Jeff Van Groningen, Bob Turner, Danny Mills

All that and much more.

Follow @AussieHoopla on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook or email us at [email protected]

Terry Johnson played nine seasons across five NBL teams. This included the North Melbourne Giants, Newcastle Falcons, Illawarra Hawks, Cairns Taipans and Sydney Kings. He averaged 11.4 points, 3.7 rebounds, and 3.1 assists in 200 NBL games.

He joins the podcast to chat with Dan Boyce about his career highs and lows, his approach to coaching, and growing up playing basketball in the Illawarra region.

We also touch on his time and role with the very first Cairns Taipans team that entered the league in 1999.

All of that and a lot more

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Topics include...

• Terry explains what he's been doing since playing in the NBL (2:00)
• Growing up with his brother (and future NBL star) Rod Johnson (5:00)
• Why the Illawarra region is able to develop so many NBL players (7:00)
• His rookie NBL season with North Melbourne (9:00)
• Returning home to play with the Hawks (12:00)
• What he saw in a young Glen Saville (18:00)
• A second season in Wollongong (20:00)
• His coaching style and what he learned from NBL coaches like Bruce Palmer, Brett Brown, Brendan Joyce and others (21:30)
• Leaving Illawarra to become an NBL point guard (24:00)
• What year did Terry think was his best season (26:00)
• A chance to play for the Boomers (27:00)
• The Johnson brothers team up in Newcastle (29:00)
• Being a part of the Cairns Taipans inaugural season (31:00)
• Playing for the Sydney Kings (35:00)
• Retiring from the game and the biggest learnings from his career (40:00)

Listen to our previous interviews with the biggest stars in Australian Basketball.

Head to Aussie Hoopla to check out previous podcasts featuring; Australian Basketball Legends - Luc Longley, Andrew Gaze, Shane Heal, Mark Bradtke, Leroy Loggins, David Andersen, Andrew Vlahov, Phil Smyth, CJ Bruton, Chris Anstey, Brett Maher, John Rillie, Tony Ronaldson, Damian Martin, Brad Newley

Current NBL Stars - Bryce Cotton, Chris Goulding, Tyler Harvey, Dejan Vasiljevic, Thomas Abercrombie, Daniel Johnson, Jason Cadee, Mitch McCarron, Anthony Drmic, Luke Travers, Sam Froling

Our Finest Coaching Minds - Brian Goorjian, Barry Barnes, Joey Wright, Adrian Hurley, Aaron Fearne, Rob Beveridge, Ian Stacker, Shawn Dennis, Dean Vickerman, Trevor Gleeson, Lindsey Gaze, Ken Cole, Will Weaver, Bruce Palmer

NBA Stars Past & Present - Andrew Bogut, Matthew Dellavedova, Stephen Jackson, Randy Livingston, Torrey Craig, Jack White, Acie Earl, Josh Childress, Reggie Smith, Todd Lichti, Ryan Broekhoff, Doug Overton

The NBL's Greatest Imports - Darryl McDonald, Ricky Grace, Derek Rucker, Leon Trimmingham, Scott Fisher, Lanard Copeland, Dwayne McClain, Darnell Mee, Shawn Redhage, Al Green, Steve Woodberry, Doug Overton, Kevin Lisch

And the men who run things - Larry Kestelman, Mal Speed, Paul Maley, Vince Crivelli, Jeremy Loeliger, Chris Pongrass, Jeff Van Groningen, Bob Turner, Danny Mills

All that and much more.

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After completing his first season in the NBL as a head coach, Jacob Jackomas joins the podcast to chat with Dan Boyce about the Hawk's new look roster and plans for next season.

They discuss the emotions that you encounter, going through a 3-25 season and how he handled the ups and downs.

On top of all that Jacob also touches on some of the Hawk's new faces including Haejung Lee, the Korean sharpshooter that will be the only Asian born player in the NBL this season.

All of that and a lot more

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Topics include...

• Finalising the Hawks roster for NBL24 (2:00)

• Recruiting vs Coaching (3:30)

• What is different about this Hawks roster compared to last season (6:00)

• Signing Haejung Lee and the benefits of the NBL's special restricted player rule / asian player rule (13:00)

• Jacob's take on how the Hawks faired last season and if he felt his job was ever 'on the chopping block' (20:00)

• The toughest moments from last season (25:00)

• What was the most rewarding part of the season (30:00)

• What is Sam Froling's ceiling for NBL24 (31:30)

• What changes he plans to make in regards to coaching the Hawks this season (35:00)

Listen to our previous interviews with the biggest stars in Australian Basketball.

Head to Aussie Hoopla to check out previous podcasts featuring; Australian Basketball Legends - Luc Longley, Andrew Gaze, Shane Heal, Mark Bradtke, Leroy Loggins, David Andersen, Andrew Vlahov, Phil Smyth, CJ Bruton, Chris Anstey, Brett Maher, John Rillie, Tony Ronaldson, Damian Martin, Brad Newley

Current NBL Stars - Bryce Cotton, Chris Goulding, Tyler Harvey, Dejan Vasiljevic, Thomas Abercrombie, Daniel Johnson, Jason Cadee, Mitch McCarron, Anthony Drmic, Luke Travers, Sam Froling

Our Finest Coaching Minds - Brian Goorjian, Barry Barnes, Joey Wright, Adrian Hurley, Aaron Fearne, Rob Beveridge, Ian Stacker, Shawn Dennis, Dean Vickerman, Trevor Gleeson, Lindsey Gaze, Ken Cole, Will Weaver, Bruce Palmer

NBA Stars Past & Present - Andrew Bogut, Matthew Dellavedova, Stephen Jackson, Randy Livingston, Torrey Craig, Jack White, Acie Earl, Josh Childress, Reggie Smith, Todd Lichti, Ryan Broekhoff, Doug Overton

The NBL's Greatest Imports - Darryl McDonald, Ricky Grace, Derek Rucker, Leon Trimmingham, Scott Fisher, Lanard Copeland, Dwayne McClain, Darnell Mee, Shawn Redhage, Al Green, Steve Woodberry, Doug Overton, Kevin Lisch

And the men who run things - Larry Kestelman, Mal Speed, Paul Maley, Vince Crivelli, Jeremy Loeliger, Chris Pongrass, Jeff Van Groningen, Bob Turner, Danny Mills

All that and much more.

Follow @AussieHoopla on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook or email us at [email protected]

Sam Froling joins the podcast to chat with Dan Boyce about making the Boomers World Cup extended squad, plans for next season and more.

Froling will enter his fifth season, after a breakout season which saw him named captain of the Illawarra Hawks and win the Club's Most Valuable Player Award.

On the back of representing the Boomers in several FIBA World Cup Qualifiers, getting the chance to play for Australia in the World Cup is a career highlight for Froling.

We discuss this as well as what it was like playing in Japan, what he's been working on developing during his off-season and what his family had to say when they got the news of his selection.

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Topics include...

• Playing in Japan (2:00)

• Being selected to the Boomers extended squad for the FIBA World Cup (7:30)

• His take on the Hawks 2022/23 season (11:00)

• Thoughts on the Hawks roster for NBL24 (13:30)

• What he's been working on to improve his game during the off-season (15:00)

• What makes Townsville one of the hotbeds for developing Australian basketball talent (20:00)

• The biggest hurdles he's faced so far as a player (25:00)

• The highlights of his career (30:00)

Listen to our previous interviews with the biggest stars in Australian Basketball.

Head to Aussie Hoopla to check out previous podcasts featuring; Australian Basketball Legends - Luc Longley, Andrew Gaze, Shane Heal, Mark Bradtke, Leroy Loggins, David Andersen, Andrew Vlahov, Phil Smyth, CJ Bruton, Chris Anstey, Brett Maher, John Rillie, Tony Ronaldson, Damian Martin, Brad Newley

Current NBL Stars - Bryce Cotton, Chris Goulding, Tyler Harvey, Dejan Vasiljevic, Thomas Abercrombie, Daniel Johnson, Jason Cadee, Mitch McCarron, Anthony Drmic, Luke Travers, Sam Froling

Our Finest Coaching Minds - Brian Goorjian, Barry Barnes, Joey Wright, Adrian Hurley, Aaron Fearne, Rob Beveridge, Ian Stacker, Shawn Dennis, Dean Vickerman, Trevor Gleeson, Lindsey Gaze, Ken Cole, Will Weaver, Bruce Palmer

NBA Stars Past & Present - Andrew Bogut, Matthew Dellavedova, Stephen Jackson, Randy Livingston, Torrey Craig, Jack White, Acie Earl, Josh Childress, Reggie Smith, Todd Lichti, Ryan Broekhoff, Doug Overton

The NBL's Greatest Imports - Darryl McDonald, Ricky Grace, Derek Rucker, Leon Trimmingham, Scott Fisher, Lanard Copeland, Dwayne McClain, Darnell Mee, Shawn Redhage, Al Green, Steve Woodberry, Doug Overton, Kevin Lisch

And the men who run things - Larry Kestelman, Mal Speed, Paul Maley, Vince Crivelli, Jeremy Loeliger, Chris Pongrass, Jeff Van Groningen, Bob Turner, Danny Mills

All that and much more.

Follow @AussieHoopla on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook or email us at [email protected]